Parents
Caregivers

Children younger than 3 years old participate in the Caregiver & Child Group. A parent or caregiver stays with the child at all times, working directly with the conductor-teachers. The focus is on teaching the parents or caregivers to work with their child in a playful manner.
Children three and up attend by themselves.

Nine four-week (three-week in December) intensive sessions are offered throughout the school year, plus one four-week Summer Camp. Students are grouped by age. Groups run for three to six hours per day, depending on the age of the students. Follow-up (once a week) for local families and virtual participation are also available throughout the school year. Please visit our website for each group's offerings and pricing. Summer Camp 2025 will run from July 7th to August 1st, 2025. Applications are due by February 14, 2025. Please note that demand for Summer Camp is usually high. If you missed the deadline, please contact Andrea Swiger at 616-575-0575 as there may still be spots available in some of the groups.

Financial Assistance Available

A scholarship fund is available for school year programs. Scholarships are based on income and may be applied for when enrolling in programming at CLC. CLC also encourages families with financial needs to reach out to the various foundations that offer support to families of children with special needs. Please visit the Community Support page in our website to learn more about these foundations.
In addition, new families with children 1-6 years old can be part of our Conducting Readiness Program and have the opportunity to try and entire four-week intensive session at a highly subsidized cost. Please visit https://conductivelearningcenter.org/programs/conductingreadiness/ to learn more.

Parents bring a snack and lunch for their children.

Conductive education (CE) is a powerful educational re/habilitation method that enhances the plasticity of the brain by engaging participants with motor challenges, caused by damage to the central nervous system, at any age.
The CE program is effective as it provides a daily task series emphasizing learning correct physical motion, which is continuously applied in real-life situations throughout the day, as part of a stimulating intellectual environment. This enables the brain to create new connections and develop an alternative way of accomplishing motor control where none was previously thought possible. All the CE program components serve to motivate the child, working within a group of peers, in an age-appropriate way, cuing and/or conducting the child by guiding and teaching them to move.
The goal of CE is the socio-cultural integration of children with these motor disorders by assisting the child to solve the problems of daily living, such as dressing, eating, practicing personal hygiene, and other activities, allowing the child to ultimately live as independently as possible.